Personal, Family, and Organizational Peacemaking
Personal, Family, and Organizational Peacemaking
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Who is Erik Johnson?
Erik is a registered mental health counselor with the Washington State Department of Health. Ten years of full time family conflict mediation has given Erik the practical experience necessary to work with clients embroiled in many kinds of disputes. He holds degrees from the University of Washington (BA) and Regent College, Vancouver BC (MCS) and has worked in non profit corporations (church and counseling offices) for over 30 years. He's been happily married since 1977 and with his wife Vicki have raised five happy and healthy kids.
Conflict is unavoidable. Well managed conflict is a choice. By using the mediation services of Erik Johnson, you and your disputant will be coached in conflict resolution skills—assertiveness, empathy, and realistic negotiations. By using innovative and proven techniques for resolution, Erik enables parties to build a bridge through conflict to reach acceptable and satisfying results. Experienced : It is not uncommon for the most sophisticated adult to show raw emotion when engaged in a thorny dispute. Erik helps both parties appreciate and regulate their emotions while resolving conflict. He’s had years of experience maintaining neutrality in the face of others’ tears, anger, stubbornness and fear while empowering both parties to reach a resolution.Professional: By providing an array of creative dispute resolution services in an informal and confidential environment, Erik has worked with hundreds of clients who reach informed and cost effective outcomes. He helps disputants understand each others’ needs and goals, and helps them create their own agreement based on their values, priorities, and schedules. Creative: Conflict resolution is easy when both parties are calm, reasonable and amicable! When they aren’t, it takes a skilled mediator to reign in sharks (the aggressive) and draw out turtles (the passive). Erik helps clients work with each other, not against each other. Neutral: Erik’s “client” is the conflict, meaning he teams up with disputants to work together for resolution. This means he doesn’t take sides, have a hidden agenda, show favoritism, or entertain foregone conclusions. Neutrality gives participants courage to be honest and forthright with their views. To build trust Erik encourages disputants to give frequent feedback on the process and format of mediation.Relentless. Mediating conflicts is often tough. It’s not uncommon for either disputant to want to walk out of negotiations several times during the process. Mediation can be tiring, frustrating, boring, exhilarating, maddening, humorous and satisfying—all at once! Until both parties are ready to give up their emotional investment in the conflict resolution is delayed. Erik is strong and courageous while exploring every avenue to settlement. Call or email Erik when you're challenged by difficult conflicts. |
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